UTS course code: C04143
Testamur title: Master of Laws
Abbreviation: LLM
Course fee: $250 per cp (local); $8,000 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 48

Overview
Admission requirements
Course duration
Course structure
Honours
Articulation and progression
Other information

Overview

The Master of Laws (by coursework) offers candidates an interesting program that is vocationally relevant and structured to encourage students to develop a course of study to best suit their individual needs. Close interaction between the legal profession and the Faculty of Law guarantees a close match between a first-class education and a marketable postgraduate legal qualification.

Classes are taught by a mix of practising professionals and full-time academic staff in the Faculty's premises at City campus, Haymarket on the edge of Chinatown and in CBD locations. The Master of Laws features a variety of attendance patterns, including distance teaching via the Internet, block intensive attendance and weekly evening classes. Fast-tracking via the Faculty's Summer session is also available. Opportunities for cross-institutional study, both inside and outside Australia, are encouraged.

Admission requirements

• Category A applicants require a Bachelor of Laws.
• Category B applicants require a Legal Practitioners Admission Board/Solicitors Admission Board qualification.

Applicants in Category B are required to attend seminars in 77700 Advanced Legal Research in their first semester of enrolment. Category B candidates must pass this subject and all other subjects attempted in the first year of candidacy.

Course duration

The Master of Laws can be completed in:

• a minimum of two semesters (one year) for a full-time student or four semesters (two years) for a part-time student.

Course structure

Master's candidates undertake a combination of electives (see the Electives Table) totalling 48 credit points, depending on their interests and relevant experience.

Majors

To undertake a major, Master's candidates must complete subjects totalling a minimum of 30 credit points within the area of the major. The Faculty's major postgraduate areas of study are:

• Commercial Law
• Dispute Resolution¹
• Family Law
• Information Technology Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Law
• International Trade Law.

Footnote:
1. A student wishing to take more than 30 credit points in Dispute Resolution subjects should enrol in the Dispute Resolution program.

Electives

See the Electives Table.

Most subjects will be timetabled over a two-year period and consequently not all subjects listed will be offered in any one year. Timetabled subjects are offered subject to sufficient student interest. The current timetable is on display on the noticeboard outside the Law Information Office (CM05B.3.03) and online at:

http://timetable.uts.edu.au

Subject exemptions

Candidates who have successfully completed the UTS Practical Legal Training may apply for a maximum of 12 credit points of exemption.

Applicants should complete an Application for Subject Exemption form which is available on request from the UTS Student Info & Admin Centre, the Law Information Office or online at:

www.sau.uts.edu.au/current/forms.html

For further details about subject exemption see the introductory information under Coursework programs – General information.

Candidates with civil law legal qualifications

Master's candidates with legal qualifications from countries with civil law, or dual civil and common law legal systems, are required to complete 77799 Principles of Common Law (6credit points) in their first semester of enrolment. This subject is a co/prerequisite for all other subjects for students with civil law legal qualifications.

Honours

To qualify for Honours in the Master's, candidates must attain a minimum average mark of 75 per cent across all subjects attempted; and must complete the two-semester 777251 Research Project.

Articulation and progression

Candidates in the Master's program may apply to transfer to the SJD after completion of 48 credit points of electives. Candidates applying to transfer must provide satisfactory evidence of their ability to undertake advanced research appropriate to a Doctoral program (see the Research degrees – General information section for application details).

Other information

For information about application procedures, attendance, assessment, subject exemptions, concurrent study, internal course transfer, leave of absence, assignments and results, see the introductory information under Coursework programs – General information.

See the Faculty information section for details of the Law Information Office, the Law Students' Society, prizes and scholarships, the Law Library Collection, and contact details for the Faculty's other academic program areas. The Faculty information section also contains information concerning computer access, studying as an international student, contact details for other units of the University, parking at UTS, University forms and the Rules of the University.

Contacts

Director, Postgraduate Program
Dr Stan Palassis
telephone (02) 9514 3415
fax (02) 9514 3400
email stan@law.uts.edu.au

or

Law Information Office
telephone (02) 9514 3444
email info@law.uts.edu.au

www.law.uts.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/